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Cool. I see the CCA (cold cranking amps) are high at 500. Whats the minimum CCA we'd want in our cars?
On a different note, could a bad negative lead cause intermittent power cuts randomly?
I have a full size 34/78 optima yellow top, no problems I keep a maintainer (noco g7200) on the battery when the car in not in use. I had problems before with 4 gauge stereo wire, added 0 gauge power wire, added 4 gauge ground from battery to the block, 2 0 gauge grounds in the trunk. Seemed to do the trick.
I have a full size 34/78 optima yellow top, no problems I keep a maintainer (noco g7200) on the battery when the car in not in use. I had problems before with 4 gauge stereo wire, added 0 gauge power wire, added 4 gauge ground from battery to the block, 2 0 gauge grounds in the trunk. Seemed to do the trick.
Thanks, I was having issues with slow cranking, stalling when high load electronics came one, and battery seemed as if it was not being charged by the alternator.
I just replaced my negative terminal with a brand new thicker gauge wire on Saturday. I also replaced the terminal connectors (from the battery to the chassis) and that solved the problem of intermittent power cuts. Those cuts would cause the ECU to reset and then have to relearn which would cause the car to switch off sometimes when coming to a stop and during idle. You know what I mean. My driver's window would lose its auto setting when those cuts would occur as well. Now she's all good
When I looked closely at the underside of the old wire I was shocked to see how much corrosion ate away at it! The connector itself was in poor condition too. The bicarb and hot water cleaning I did two months ago didn't really help that much. No wonder there was an earth leak...
I just replaced my negative terminal with a brand new thicker gauge wire on Saturday. I also replaced the terminal connectors (from the battery to the chassis) and that solved the problem of intermittent power cuts. Those cuts would cause the ECU to reset and then have to relearn which would cause the car to switch off sometimes when coming to a stop and during idle. You know what I mean. My driver's window would lose its auto setting when those cuts would occur as well. Now she's all good
When I looked closely at the underside of the old wire I was shocked to see how much corrosion ate away at it! The connector itself was in poor condition too. The bicarb and hot water cleaning I did two months ago didn't really help that much. No wonder there was an earth leak...
